Ducati has introduced that reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will miss the following two grands prix attributable to a shoulder damage however won’t want surgical procedure.
The 32-year-old was concerned in a lap one collision with Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi on Sunday on the Indonesian Grand Prix, which left him with a fractured proper collarbone.
Marc Marquez returned to Spain on Sunday night to judge his restoration choices on Monday, with the medical crew on the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid diagnosing him with a “fracture on the base of the coracoid course of and a ligament damage to his proper shoulder”.
Additional examination discovered he didn’t irritate any prior accidents to his proper arm and vital bone displacement was not discovered.
As such, Dr. Samuel Antuna and Dr. Ignacio Roger de Ona have suggested in opposition to surgical procedure and a rehabilitation technique of relaxation and immobilisation of the damage space.
Ducati has introduced, consequently, that Marquez will sit out the upcoming Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix, with the world champion not anticipated to return till a minimum of November’s Portuguese Grand Prix.
“Happily, the damage isn’t extreme, however it’s necessary to respect the restoration timeline,” he stated.
“My objective is to be again earlier than the top of the season, however with out speeding issues past the docs’ suggestions.
“Each my private and the crew’s most important targets have been achieved, so now the precedence is to get well correctly and return at 100%.”
Marquez’s damage woes come only a week after he received a seventh MotoGP world title and first in six years on the Japanese Grand Prix, which got here 5 years on from the intense arm break he suffered in 2020.
The Spaniard branded the tangle with Bezzecchi as a racing incident and referred to as for calm amongst his followers on Sunday night, following social media backlash in direction of the Aprilia rider.
Marquez’s cautious strategy to this damage was hinted at on Sunday when he spoke to the media, with the Ducati rider eager to keep away from pointless threat given the issues he skilled 5 years in the past together with his arm.
Bezzecchi escaped severe damage and faces a stewards’ investigation when he goes to Australia subsequent week.
Ducati has not introduced a alternative for Marquez but, although will doubtless name on check rider Michele Pirro, who has not been capable of make any wildcard appearances this 12 months underneath the present concession guidelines.
